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Management Accountant

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Posted on Jun 23, 2026 by CV-Library
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Accountancy
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Management Accountant | Gloucester | Permanent | up to £50,000

The Company

My client is in the Food Manufacturing Sector

The Role

The Management Accountant will provide financial reporting, analysis and business partnering for the site manager and wider operational leadership team. The role is responsible for preparing timely and accurate monthly management accounts and delivering insightful performance reporting to support management decision making and maintain strong financial controls. The role will cover other general accounting work including maintaining fixed asset register, assisting with budgets, supporting annual audits, and being a key finance point of contact for the business.

Main Duties and Key Responsibilities

Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts, including:

* Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, journals and supporting schedules.

* Manage and support the month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and financial information is complete, accurate and appropriately reviewed.

* Produce monthly reporting packs with clear commentary on performance, variances, risks and opportunities.

* Analyse actual performance against budget, forecast and prior year, identifying key drivers of movement versus budget and prior year

Business partnering site support:

* Act as a trusted finance business partner to the operational and supply chain team, providing clear financial insight and challenge to drive business improvements.

* Attend weekly site performance reviews and operational meetings, presenting financial results and explaining variances in a practical, non-financial manner.

* Support the team through the capex approval process, ensuring proposals are financially robust and aligned to business priorities.

General Accounting and related work:

* Accurate calculation and posting of accruals and prepayments

* Monthly control account reconciliations (e.g. bank, debtors, creditors, stock, fixed assets, inter-company)

* Maintenance and accurate upkeep of Fixed Asset Register

* Liaise with auditors to ensure full and accurate year end accounts

* Support training of trainee accountant

* SAP key user for finance team

Knowledge and Experience:

* Part qualified / qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA Accountant desirable

* FMCG manufacturing in Food and Drink sector desirable

* Strong management accounting experience, including month-end close, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting and balance sheet reconciliations

* Advanced user in ERP/MRP (e.g. SAP Business One)

* Advanced Excel user including using SQL

For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy

By responding, we will register you as a candidate with Seymour John Limited. To understand how we will use your personal data, please read the Privacy Policy on our website

Reference: 225284195

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Management Accountant

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Posted on Jun 23, 2026 by CV-Library

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Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Accountancy
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Management Accountant | Gloucester | Permanent | up to £50,000

The Company

My client is in the Food Manufacturing Sector

The Role

The Management Accountant will provide financial reporting, analysis and business partnering for the site manager and wider operational leadership team. The role is responsible for preparing timely and accurate monthly management accounts and delivering insightful performance reporting to support management decision making and maintain strong financial controls. The role will cover other general accounting work including maintaining fixed asset register, assisting with budgets, supporting annual audits, and being a key finance point of contact for the business.

Main Duties and Key Responsibilities

Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts, including:

* Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, journals and supporting schedules.

* Manage and support the month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and financial information is complete, accurate and appropriately reviewed.

* Produce monthly reporting packs with clear commentary on performance, variances, risks and opportunities.

* Analyse actual performance against budget, forecast and prior year, identifying key drivers of movement versus budget and prior year

Business partnering site support:

* Act as a trusted finance business partner to the operational and supply chain team, providing clear financial insight and challenge to drive business improvements.

* Attend weekly site performance reviews and operational meetings, presenting financial results and explaining variances in a practical, non-financial manner.

* Support the team through the capex approval process, ensuring proposals are financially robust and aligned to business priorities.

General Accounting and related work:

* Accurate calculation and posting of accruals and prepayments

* Monthly control account reconciliations (e.g. bank, debtors, creditors, stock, fixed assets, inter-company)

* Maintenance and accurate upkeep of Fixed Asset Register

* Liaise with auditors to ensure full and accurate year end accounts

* Support training of trainee accountant

* SAP key user for finance team

Knowledge and Experience:

* Part qualified / qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA Accountant desirable

* FMCG manufacturing in Food and Drink sector desirable

* Strong management accounting experience, including month-end close, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting and balance sheet reconciliations

* Advanced user in ERP/MRP (e.g. SAP Business One)

* Advanced Excel user including using SQL

For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy

By responding, we will register you as a candidate with Seymour John Limited. To understand how we will use your personal data, please read the Privacy Policy on our website
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